Chapter 56// "Your cheekbones are so sharp I nearly cut my hand"
"It's some sort of hallucinogenic drug, he keeps being sick and is talking absolute bullshit" Winter explains to me. I knew it must be serious seeing as I could see the concern on her face. And this girl usually hates Elliott.
I look at her for a hard moment, my eyes were burning from all the crying I had just done and here Winter was telling me that someone has drugged Elliott.
So why do I still care so much?
Winter is waiting for me to respond, I let out a long sigh.
"Where is he then?"
"Upstairs, it looks like he hasn't been in the right state of mind for the past 1 hour and now it's taken a full toll on him" She leads me to a room upstairs and as we reach a door she stops.
"Daniel and me didn't want anyone to know about Elliott being like this but he kept calling for you" Winter says. She watches my facial expression waiting for me to show some sort of emotion.
"I saw Elliott kiss Aribella" I state, trying to stop my voice from cracking.
I didn't expect Winter to look so surprised. She drops her hand from the door handle.
"Oh Cress, that's why it looks like you've been crying your eyes out"
I just shrug having no explanation.
"Well that was the last tears I am ever going to cry for Elliott. I'll see him but I don't think Elliott and I can ever be friends again"
I will be strong from now on, I won't let Elliott's sweet talk get inside my head.
Finally Winter pushes open the the room door.
Inside there was Elliott sitting the a chair, leaning his head on the side looking ghostly pale. I couldn't say he was sitting in the chair. More like the chair was the only think keeping him upright.
A sudden feeling inside my started to build up inside me and made me want to run to him and wrap my arms around him and just hold him.
No I had to be strong, be emotionless.
I see Daniel crouching beside him, looking seriously worried.
"He's burning up really badly, I think we need to take him to the hospital" Daniel states.
"mmm... don't wanna go" Elliott mutters, his eyes still closed. This was one of the first times I had seen Elliott looking so vulnerable and had his mouth shut for so long.
At the same time Aiden comes in to the room, looking slightly breathless.
"Is he okay, I knew Ryan would try something" Aiden said angrily. So it was Ryan's fault Elliott was like this. I didn't want to feel bad for Elliott; maybe a part of me wanted Elliott to suffer.
"Bro, he looks dead" Aiden comments.
Daniel glares at him "Not helping"
Even though I was seriously angry with Elliot the most part of me couldn't stand to see Elliott like this.
Aiden hands my brother a pair of car keys that were supposedly my dad's. He was letting us borrow his car, though I don't think he knows what for.
"Come on Aiden, help me get him to the car, we need to go through one of the emergency doors. We don't want anyone to see Elliott like this"
Aiden puts one of Elliott's arms over his shoulder and Daniel does the same as they try and haul him up, even though Elliott was protesting. They were dragging him along with themselves and out the room.
Eventually Elliott lets them both pull him out he room as he gives up on protesting. He places his head on my brother's shoulder. When they come past me, I see that Elliott's cheeks were flushed and his eyes were red rimmed.
He really was ill.
Was that why he kissed Aribella? Was he not in his right sense?
"You said you'd tell Cress to come see me" Elliott mutters to Daniel as I follow closely behind.
"Elliott your in no fit state to talk to anyone" Daniel says pushing the emergency door open. I am hit with the cold air, of a bitter December night. A shiver runs down my spine.
I had no idea where my heels were, so I was stuck walking barefoot, while my dress drags behind me. Additionally, winter was in the same situation as me as her white dress drags behind her on the ground.
"But I kissed her" Elliott mutters groggily.
My mouth goes in to a 'O' shape and my eyebrow furrow, but Elliott didn't kiss me. He kissed Aribella.
Oh...
"Elliott your imagining things" Daniel kindly explains to my brother "Remember she's dating Conner"
"I wish she wasn't"
Well I guess your wish has come true Elliott.
"I need to drive Cress can you sit at the back with Elliott and Aiden"
I nod at him, Elliott better not be sick on me.
Winter and Daniel are in the front as we attempt to put Elliott in the car. He sits in the middle, with me on his left.
As I close the door behind me and put on my seatbelt. I feel someone lean their heads against my shoulder. Elliott dark hair tickling my neck.
"Cress" He says quietly, aw he knew it was me next to him.
"It's okay Elliott I'm here" I tell him trying to reassure him.
"I ruin everything Dawson" He says, I hear him groan as the car begins to move.
I sit there stiffly as I am slightly taken aback by the contact of his skin on my skin. His cheek was so hot against my cold shoulder.
The car goes over another bump and I feel Elliott tense even futher. The car journey was making him feel worse, it was obvious.
"Elliott, lay on my lap" I whisper to him, not really wanting anyone else to here, Elliott immediately obeys.
Elliott head on my thighs was slightly ticklish, but I hold in the giggles.
I can't help myself but run a hand through his hair.
And even in the state Elliott was in, I could see the slightest tinge of a smirk.
His hair and forehead was radiating heat, he really needed to be seen quickly.
Aiden, Winter and Daniel were all in conversation about the wedding. Aiden's priority right now was the fact that he missed getting a slice of cake. No one was really paying attention to Elliott and me.
I knew Elliott was awake, even though his eyes were still closed.
"Conner broke up with me" I whisper quietly to Elliott.
"Can you love me now?" He says.
Oh Elliott you don't understand what your talking about.
"Elliott I've always loved you"
*
What would we do without google. If it wasn't for he/she/it then we would have been driving round in circles.
As soon as we all get out the car Elliott is sick again. This time there was blood in it.
I step back in horror. I never could really stand it when people were sick but I had never seen blood come up.
We could barely walk a few steps without Elliott puking up blood.
It was the most horrible experience, as all we wanted to do was get in the hospital and Elliott wasn't communicating in the slightest.
Once we are hit with the bright hospital light and the hospital makes me feel queasy. Inside Daniel immediately calls for help.
That's when a doctor comes out a room and Elliott is placed on a bed. I wanted to go with Elliott but they wouldn't let us. Instead they wanted us to answer a few questions.
"His name please" The women as the front desk asks, she looks at me when she asks me the question, but I'm shaking to badly to say anything.
"Elliott Grayson" Daniel says calmly.
"Oh that's great we have his past records on our files"
I furrow my eyebrows in confusion, why would they have Elliott's past records and even before I can ask, Daniel speaks up.
"Why would you have Elliott's details, he lives in Los Angeles?"
"This is the hospital Elliott was born at" The women says hitching up her glasses.
She asks a few more questions about what happened and then asks us to take a seat in the waiting room, saying that we would be updated about him soon.
Everyone in the waiting room gives me a weird look seeing as I was wearing a bridesmaid dress.
I go and sit with Winter and Aiden with my brother next to me.
"Crescent, are you okay? Your shaking so badly" Daniel asks me.
I shake my head and feel myself wanting to cry again. He pulls me in to a hug and I stay there, not letting anyone see me cry.
I just wanted Elliott to be okay.
I know I always said I hated him and I always swore at him but I did love him really. And if he wasn't okay.... I don't know what I would do with myself.
"I knew we should never have told her, it's hurting her so badly" Daniel whispers probably not wanting me to hear.
"She was going to find out anyway" Aiden sighs.
Times passes by and I think I nodded off with my head on Daniel's shoulder.
I am awoken from my short lived nap when a nurse comes up to us.
"He's okay now, he had been drugged. But is appears that he puked out most of the damage. Though due to the amount of blood he lost we have fitted m an intravenous drip, which goes directly into a vein â to top up their water, blood sugar and vitamin levels for a few hours. He'll be perfectly fine to go home tomorrow"
Oh thank god.
"Can we see him" Aiden asks.
"He's asleep right now, but if you want to see him for your price of mind then sure" She says gesturing for us to follow her.
We pass through the sickly looking corridor and pass all the ill looking people. There was literally nothing to like about hospitals.
And finally there was Elliott, with a needle in his arm and lying in a crispy white bed. He looked dead.
We stay there for around 15 minutes.
"Cress you need to go home, Elliott will be okay now. We'll see him in the morning" Daniel tries to persuade me but I was having none of it.
The thought of leaving Elliott wasn't even an option. I couldn't leave him, what if something happens to him. What if someone hurts him in the hospital?
"He won't know where he is. I'm staying here" I state, unmoving from my decision.
"Ma'am, he's perfectly stable" The nurse tells me, she was looking at me like she wanted to but my in to the psychiatric ward.
"What if someone comes to hurt him? What if Aaron shows up?"
"Cress your over thinking and being paranoid" Daniel argues.
I know I sounded crazy, but I just had a bad feeling that something would happen if I left. Maybe I was acting like this because I had barely had any sleep or I just really didn't want to leave Elliott's side.
"But he could die and I won't be here"
"Sadly for us, we're stuck with Elliott cocky behavior for the next 60 years of our life" Daniel jokes but he could see I was going to be stubborn. I don't smile or laugh.
Daniel takes my by the shoulder and tries to steer me out the room. "I don't want to leave him" I say my voice cracking.
"I want to stay" I state my vice was harsh this time, showing I was looking to argue any longer. This was my final decision.
"Fine we can make an exception, this one time" The nurse sighs, leaving the room.
Daniel didn't like the idea of me staying in the hospital but Winter finally persuades him to leave me. Winter knew I would probably go insane at the hotel with worry.
The 3 of them leave, promising to come early morning to take Elliott and me back to the hotel
Once their gone I sit on the chair beside the hospital bed I tuck my feet in as I sit on them as I'm on the chair. I put my hands under my head as I rest my head on the chair.
It was weird seeing Elliott's face completely clear of emotions. I couldn't decide in my head whether I hated him or not.
He's always got me sick with worry; it was like he had a permanent suicide wish.
*
I stretch slightly and feel every bone in my body crack, oh my god can't believe I actually fell asleep on this chair.
My back was no officially dead.
You know that feeling when you have been crying and your eyes ache, yeh well that how I felt.
I slowly peel open my eyes and I'm his with the sight of the brightly light hospital. It takes a long moment for my eyes to adjust.
When my eyes finally adjust, I see a blue pair of eyes looking back at me.
His face was turned in my direction looking at me as his head was propped up on one arm.
I almost out a sigh of relief he was okay.
I jump out my chair and jump on top of Elliott.
"Your awake " I shout hugging him, tighter than I have held on to anything before.
"Not so loud Dawson, I feel like I've been hit by a truck" Elliott groans.
"Your okay" I say out loud, I hear my voice tremble. And Elliott pulls me back slightly.
"Hey don't get upset, you can't get rid of me that easily" he says trying to reassure me.
I go back to hugging him tightly, I feel him pat the back of my head.
That's when I shove him and he groans even louder "You such a stupid ididot, you could have died yesterday"
"Don't blame me, I didn't do it purpose. I legit feel like I am about to die any second" Elliott argues.
Oh gosh what would I do without Elliott's annoying voice. The thought of never seeing Elliott's eyes again gave me the fear.
I sit upright in the bed, but still really close to him.
"What do you remember from yesterday?" I ask him, swinging my legs off the bed.
"That I kissed you"
Well he just completely ruined my mood by reminding me that he kissed Aribella, because he most definitely didn't kiss me.
"Hey why do you have that face on, I'm not that bad of a kisser. Or is it that you feel bad that you cheated on Conner?"
I shake my head at both of his questions.
"Then what's wrong?" I could see the confusion on his face.
"You kissed Aribella"
Why did that hurt so much to say?
"I...I don't remember" He tells me and I could tell by the expression on his face that he was being honest.
"So you don't remember me slapping you across the face?" I ask.
He looked amused at that "No but if I did kiss Aribella then I guess I deserved it"
I didn't even crack a tiny smile.
"And here I was thinking I kissed you. That's really heartbreaking knowing it was anyone but you"
I roll my eyes at him
"Come on Dawson you don't blame me, do you?"
" I saw your hands through her hair. Your lips on here's. Like you actually had feeling for her"
"And because I did that you slapped me, you took out your anger on me. so how do you think I feel when you kiss Conner. I want to kill him, I literally want to wring out his neck, but I don't Cress. I don't because I know one day you'll comeback to me"
Jesus Christ Elliott nearly died last night and now he was giving some sort of sweet speech.
"Well if it makes you feel any better your cheekbones are so sharp I nearly cut my hand"
"Way to boost my ego"
"Cares why do you still look like your going to cry"
"I just don't know what I would do without having your shitty personality in my life"
"All because you love me" Elliott smirks. Oh I love that smirk, even though I would never tell him.
"I do not, we're just friends"
" In the taxi, I put my head on your lap and told me that you loved me. Whether you want to admit it again I don't care, because hearing it once was enough"
And at that moment Daniel and Aiden walk in to the room.
Author note:
Aw I hate it that Elliott's ill in this. Also there is a huge but subtle clue about how is Crescents and Daniel's sibling in the LAST CHAPTER. And a teeny bit in this one,
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